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To GEORGIA Fall 2012
GuideGuideTo GEORGIA
Events
Attractions
Fairs & Festivals
Scenes from the Sandy Springs Festival
GuideTo GEORGIAGuideTo GEORGIA
Volume 52 Number 3Fall September/October 2012
CONTENTSMetro Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7Sporting Events . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-10Entertainment Venues . . . . . .11-13Theatre & Music . . . . . . . . . . .14-15Fall Events in Georgia . . . . . . .16-30Labor Day Events . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
ON THE COVERThe Sandy Springs Festival on September 22-23
will feature arts and crafts, entertainment,activities for children and teenagers, a petparade, heritage area, food, the Doug KesslerLightning 5K/10K race, a business expo, andmuch more. See details on page 4. This issue isfilled with information on many special eventsplanned for Georgia this fall.
GUIDE TO GEORGIA801 Nebula Rd., Manchester, GA 31816
Phone 706-846-2620E-mail [email protected]
Patty Proctor . . . . . . . . .Publisher/EditorHayley Yawn . . . . . .Publisher’s AssistantDebi Richardson . . . . . . .Graphics Editor803-259-1990, [email protected]
The GUIDE TO GEORGIA, founded in 1960, is thepremiere publication for information on activities andentertainment in Georgia. Four issues are published eachyear, and the magazines are distributed in all 11 GeorgiaWelcome Centers, in local visitor bureaus, in hotels, andnumerous other outlets as well as to subscribers.Subscription is $10 per year. Contents are copy righted andmay not be reproduced without permission.
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Take the Road Less Traveled!Georgia’s
Peach Blossom
Trail
VentureOff theInterstateand ReallySee Georgia!888-288-9742
www.peachblossomtrail.com
2012 InternationalKaolin Festival
Celebrating 47 YearsSaturday
October 13on the Squarein Downtown
SANDERSVILLEArts & Crafts, Parade, Food,
Entertainment, Mine Tours, and Fun!!For info: 478-552-3288www.washingtoncountyga.com
2012 InternationalKaolin Festival
METRO ATLANTASandy Springs Festival and Other Events
The 27th Anniversary Sandy Springs Festival will take place September 22-23. Features of the Festivalwill include the Doug Kessler Sandy Springs Lightning 5K/10K race, a Juried Artist’s Market, Business andCivic Expo, a Children’s Park and Teen Territory, Kiwanis Pet Parade, Heritage Education Area, live enter-
tainment, food court, and more.The Sandy Springs Festival is the primary fundraiser for
Heritage Sandy Springs, a non-profit organization thatoperates Heritage Green, a four-acre city park; there theHeritage Sandy Springs Museum in an 1869 farmhousehouses two traveling exhibits and a permanent exhibitwhich documents the history of the community.
The Sandy Springs Festival will be held at HeritageGreen, 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, next to City Walk/ surrounding area. Festival hours: Saturday 9am-7pm and
Sunday 11am-5pm. See website for admission prices. Visit www.sandyspringsfestival.com, call 404-851-9222, or e-mail [email protected]. For information on events, attractions, restaurants,and hotels, call 866-511-7742 or visit www.VisitSandySprings.org.
Another Sandy Springs event will be the annual Atlanta Kosher BBQ Competition on Oct. 14 at theCongregation B’nai Torah, 700 Mount Vernon Hwy. For information, phone 678-948-KBBQ or [email protected].
Fall EventsSept. 1-3,8,15,22,29, Oct. 6,13,20,27 –
Laser show Spectacular, Stone Mountain Park,770-498-5690.
Sept. 4-Oct. 30 – Music at Noon, Cen t.Olympic Park, Tues., Thurs. 12pm. 404-223-4412.
Sept. 5-26 –Wednesday WindDown, Cen -ten nial Olympic Park, 5:30-8pm. 404-223-4412.
Sept. 5-26 – Blue Sky Concerts, Decatur,Wed. 12-1pm. 404-371-8386.
Sept. 6, Oct. 4 – First Thursday Art Walk,Downtown Atlanta, 5-8pm. 404-658-1877.
Sept. 6-27, Oct. 4 – Jazz Nights, ScottishRite, Decatur, Thurs., 7-9pm. 404-370-0888.
Sept. 7,14,28 – Sandy Springs Movies byMoonlight, UMC. 404-256-9091.
Sept. 7, Oct. 5 – Songwriters Concerts,Chattahoochee Nature Center. 770-992-2055
Sept. 7, Oct. 5 – First Friday Art Walk,Marietta Square, 5-9pm. 800-451-3480.
Sept. 7-Oct. 26 – Martinis & IMAX,Fernbank, Fridays 5:30-10pm. 404-929-6300.
Sept. 8-29, Oct. 6 – Concerts on theDecatur Square, Sat. 7-9:30pm. 404-371-8386.
Sept. 20, Oct. 18 – Alive After Five,Roswell Historic District. 770-640-3253.
Sept. 21, Oct. 19 – Friday Jazz, HighMuseum, 5-10pm. 404-733-4437.
Sept. 23-Oct. 3 – Fayette County Fair,Fayette ville. 404-913-fair.
Sept. 28-Oct. 28 – Pumpkin Fest, StoneMountain Park. 770-498-5690.
Sept. 29-30, Oct. 27-28 –Alpharetta Artin Milton Park. 678-297-2811.
Oct. 5-Nov. 3 – Netherworld HauntedHouse. 404-608-2484.
Oct. 26-Dec. 2 – Cirque du Soleil TOTEM,Atlantic Station. 404-975-4270.
September6 – Lunchtime. Several Dancers Core Studio,
Decatur. Free lunch/first 40. 404-373-4154.6-9 – Yellow Daisy Festival, Stone Mountain
Park. 770-498-5690.7-9 – Scott Antique Market, Atlanta Expo
Center. 740-569-2800 or 404-361-2000.8 – Taste of Kennesaw, Downtown, 11am-
8pm. Banks & Shane, 6pm. 770-423-1330.8 – The Warriors Concert, Frederick Brown,
Jr., Amphitheater, Peachtree City. 770-631-0630.9 – Banks & Shane Concert, Heritage Green,
Sandy Springs, 7-8:30pm. 404-851-9111.13-23 – Gwinnett County Fair. 770-963-6522.14 – Concert, Jess Lucas Park, Downtown
Hapeville, 7pm. 404-669-8269.14 – Hoedown at the Autrey Mill Nature
Preserve, Johns Creek, 6-9pm. 678-366-3511.
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METRO ATLANTAScott Antique Market in Atlanta
The Scott Antique Market at the Atlanta Expo Centers, theworld’s largest monthly indoor antique show, features two build-ings stocked full of pretty much every antique imaginable. With366,000 square feet to explore, and over 3,300 booths, it’s almostimpossible to leave without finding exactly what you’re lookingfor, according to the show’s organizers. All things antique wind upat the Scott Antique Market-antique furniture, vintage hardware,rare art, stunning glassware, heirloom silver, incredible jewelry,and so much more.
The Scott Antique Market, described as “America’s favorite treasure hunt,” always takes place the second weekend of every month at the Atlanta Expo Centers which straddle I-285 at Exit 55. Parking isfree; admission is only $5; and a complimentary shuttle goes between both buildings.
Upcoming shows will be Sept. 7-9, Oct. 12-14, and Nov. 9-11. For a complete list of show dates andmore information on Scott Antique Markets, call 740-569-2800 or visit www.scottantiquemarket.com.
September15 – Happy Days Festival, Jess Lucas Park,
Downtown Hapeville. 404-669-8269.15 – Taste of Smyrna, 11am-8pm; Concert
7pm; Fireworks. Village Green. 770-423-1330.15 – Marietta Streetfest, Square. 770-794-5710.15-16 – Atlanta Arts Festival, Piedmont
Park. 770-941-9660.15-16 – For Sisters Only, Georgia World
Congress Center, 404-223-4000.15-16 – Roswell Arts Festival, Square. 770-
640-3253.15-16 – CORE Performance Company
presents Shift, Decatur. 404-373-4154.20-21 – Better Living Home & Garden Show,
Georgia Int’l. Convention Center. 678-244-9800.20-30 – North Georgia State Fair, Miller
Park, Marietta. 770-423-1330.21-22 – Music Midtown, Piedmont Park.
404-875-7275.21-23 – Cole Brothers Circus, Atlanta
Motor Speedway, Hampton. 770-946-4211.22 – 4th Saturday Family Fun Day, Cen ten -
nial Olympic Park, 12-4pm. 404-223-4412.22 – Fall Folklife Festival, Atlanta History
Center. 404-814-4000.22 – Native America Day, Smith Plantation
Home, Roswell. 770-641-3798.22-23 – Fernbank Museum’s 20th Anni -
ver sary. 404-929-6300.22-23 – Sandy Springs Festival, Heritage
Green. 404-851-9111.27 – Homeschool Day, Southeastern Railway
Museum, Duluth, 10am-1pm. 770-476-2013.28 – Homeschool Day, Stone Mountain Park.
770-498-5690.28 – Glover Park Concert, Marietta Square,
8pm. 770-794-5601.28-29 – Fall Festival, Riverview Landing,
Chattahoochee River. 404-888-9348.28-30 – Olympic Pin & Memorabilia
Show, Hyatt Regency. 404-790-2765.29 – Chili Cook-Off, Stone Mountain Park.
770-498-5690.
29-30 – Duluth Fall Festival, Town Green.770-476-0240.
30 – BBQ & Music Festival, Marietta Square.800-451-3480.
October1-31 – Atlanta Celebrates Photography
Festival. 404-634-8664.3 – Dunwoody Woman’s Club Tour of
Homes. 770-817-8100.4-6 – Sweet Repeats Consignment Sale,
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton. 770-946-4211.4-7 – Atlanta Greek Festival, Greek Ortho -
dox Cathedral. 404-633-7358.
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Event Highlightsto Include:• Featured Artists Market
• More Than 175 Crafters
• Fresh Harvest Market
• Festival Foods
• Continuous Entertainment
• Children’s Entertainment
METRO ATLANTASoutheastern Railway Museum in Duluth
“Georgia’s Official Transportation History Museum” has over 90 pieces of retired railwayrolling stock; some pieces, including the Presidential Car Superb, are over 100 years old. Thereare vintage steam and diesel locomotives, passenger and private cars, a WWII troop kitchen,
railway post office car, wooden freight cars, baggage cars,cabooses, and maintenance of way equipment. The museumis home to MARTA’s historic bus fleet and buses from manyof the predecessor systems to MARTA.
Special events will include the Boy Scout Merit BadgeClinic on Sept. 22 and Model Railroad Days on Nov. 10-11.Train or Treat will be held at the museum on Saturday, Oct. 27and will feature costume contests at noon and 4pm, a craftactivity, trick or treating, wagon rides, and story time.
The railway museum, located at 3595 Buford Highway in Duluth, is open from Septemberthrough December Thursday through Saturday and selected Sundays from 10am-5pm. With adon page 4 one free train ride with each paid admission. For information, phone 770-476-2013 or visit www.SoutheasternRailwayMuseum.org.
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October5 – Gotye, Missy Higgins, Jonti concert at
Chastain Park. 404-233-2227.5-7 – Taste of Atlanta, Technology Square,
Midtown. 404-875-4434.6 – Crossroads at Crabapple Antique &
Art Festival, Alpharetta. 770-241-1125.6 – Alan Jackson concert, Verizon Wireless
Amphitheatre, 404-733-5010.6 – Hotober Fest, Glenwood Pk. 800-793-9040.6 – East Point Fall Festival & Carnival,
Commons Area. 404-270-7059.6 – Airline Collectibles Show & Sale, Delta
Transport Heritage Museum. 404-715-7886.6 – Roswell Riverside Park Concerts,
7-9pm. 770-641-3705.6-7 – Norcross Arts Festival. 770-448-2122.6-7 – Sweet Auburn Heritage Festival,
Auburn Ave. 404-886-4469 or 404-399-0886.
6-28 – Freight Fest, Six Flags Over Georgia.770-948-9290.
7 – Sunday in the Park, Oakland Cemetery,12-6pm. 404-688-2107.
12-13 – Sandy Springs Family ReunionTour & Workshop. 770-206-1445.
12-14 – Scott Antique Market, AtlantaExpo Center. 740-569-2800 or 404-361-2000.
13 – Lilburn Daze Arts & Crafts Festival.770-921-2210.
13 – Oakhurst Arts & Music Festival,Decatur. 404-370-4100.
13 – Fall Farm Days, Smith Plantation,Roswell, 11am-3pm. 770-641-3978.
13-14 – Candler Park Fall Festival & Tourof Homes. 808-264-9204.
13-14 – West Fest, Midtown. 404-474-7309.14 – Atlanta Kosher BBQ Competition,
Congregation B’nai Torah, Sandy Springs. 678-948-KBBQ.
SOCIAL CIRCLE’S 18th Annual
FriendshipFestival
October 6HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SOCIAL CIRCLE
Great Shopping • Great FoodHometown Parade
Sidewalk Booths of Arts & CraftsLuke Pilgrim, featured musician
Children’s Activities
770-464-1866www.SocialCircleGaBHT.com
FriendshipFestival
METRO ATLANTA
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Fall Jonquil Festival in SmyrnaThe City of Smyrna will hold its Fall Jonquil Festival on
October 27-28 on the downtown Village Green next to MarketVillage. The festival will feature more than 175 handmade artsand crafts booths, a wide selection of festival foods, a FreshHarvest Market, a Kids’ Zone, live entertainment, MasterPuppeteer Peter Hart, and Scott Thompson with acoustic musicat the Veterans Memorial.
At the Artist Market artisans from all over the Southeast willhave handmade crafts, paintings, clothing, furniture, jewelry, andmore. Festival foods will include cotton candy, candy apples,corn dogs, hand-dipped ice cream, snow cones, polish sausage, chicken sandwiches, and BBQ.
Festival hours will be Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday noon-5pm. Admission will be free tothe public. Take I-75 to Exit 260; go west about 3 miles; turn left onto Atlanta Road; festival willbe one mile on right. For information, call 770-434-6600 or visit www.smyrnacity.com.
October19 – Concert/Chili Cook-Off, Lucas Park,
Downtown Hapeville, 7-11pm. 404-669-8269.20 – Taste of Roswell, Square, 12-5:30pm.
770-640-3253.20 – Railroad Revival Tour Concert, South -
eastern Railway Museum, Duluth. 770-476-2013.20 – Harvest Square Arts & Crafts Festival,
Marietta Square. 770-794-5601.20-21 – Arts & Music Fall Festival, Down -
town Alpharetta, 10am-6pm. 678-296-2829.20-21 – Highland Games, Stone Mountain
Park. 770-498-5690.
25-28 – Capturing Spirit of OaklandCemetery-Halloween Tours. 404-688-2107.
26-28 – Country Living Fair, StoneMountain Park. 770-498-5690.
27 – Train or Treat, Southeastern RailwayMuseum, Duluth. 770-476-2013.
27 – Holiday Craft Sale, Alpharetta AdultCenter. 678-297-6140.
27-28 – Smyrna Fall Jonquil Festival,Village Green. 770-434-6600.
28 – Day of the Dead Festival, AtlantaHistory Center, 12-5pm. 404-814-4000.
Sporting EventsSporting EventsSouthern Pirate Festival at Port Columbus
The Southern Pirate Festival will be held Saturday, October 20, at the National Civil War Naval Museum at PortColumbus. Activities will include kids’ activities and games, livecannon firing, demonstrations, music and live entertainmentincluding the Billy Bones’ Pirate Show.
In the museum proper, explore naval operations during theCivil War through displays of uniforms, artillery, firearms, person-al effects, flags, 19th century ship murals, a timeline exhibit of thewar at sea, the remains of an ironclad gunboat, ship replicas, andmuch more. Open Sunday-Monday from 12:30-4:30pm andTuesday-Saturday from 10am-4:30pm. See coupon in ad onpage 9. Located at 1002 Victory Drive in Columbus. For more
information, phone 706-327-9798 or visit www.portcolumbus.org.
GOLFINGOct. 24-26 . . . . . . . Georgia-Florida Golf Classic
Jekyll Island, 877-4jekyll
RACINGROAD ATLANTA
Braselton, 800-849-race, www.roadatlanta.comSept. 14-16 . . . . . . . . . . . Atlanta Historic RacesOct. 5-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WERAOct. 17-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petit Le Mans
Atlanta Motor Speedway . . . . . . . . . . Hampton770-946-4211, atlantamotorspeedway.com
Atlanta Dragway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commerce770-682-3782, www.atlantadragway.com
Oglethorpe Speedway Park . . . . . . . . . . . Pooler912-964-8200, www.ospracing.net
Silver Dollar Raceway . . . . . . . . . . . Reynolds478-847-4414, www.silverdollarraceway.com
MISCELLANEOUSSept. 8 . . . . . . . . . Tugaloo State Park Triathlon
(swim, bike, run), Lavonia, 706-356-4362Sept. 14-16 . . . . . . . . Surf Blue Ridge Stand Up
Paddle Event, Blue Ridge, 706-889-8747Sept. 30 . . . . ESI Ironman 70.3 (swim, bike, run)
Augusta, downtown. 706-722-8326Oct. 13 . . . . . The Real Squeal RazorBack Mud
Run, Lyons, 912-526-6445 or www.active.comOct. 13-14. . . . . . . . . . . . . Endurance Challenge
(50M,50K,26M,13M,10K,5K),FDR St. Pk., Pine Mt., 214-451-1903
HUNTINGNov. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belle Meade Hunt
Thomson, 706-597-1000
FOOTBALLSept. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, 404-223-9200Sept. 29 . . . Atlanta Football Classic (UTvNCS)
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, 404-223-9200
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Sporting EventsSporting EventsWings & Wheels Car, Truck, & Motorcycle Show
in Warner RobinsSee a $5 million display of 250 antique, classic, and
custom vehicles on Saturday, October 13, at theMuseum of Aviation’s 20th Annual Wings and WheelsCar, Truck, and Motorcycle Show. Strap yourself in andenjoy a ride around the Museum’s beautiful 51-acre sitein the Extreme Team “Savage” 600-horsepower monster truck, and “Cruise to the Oldies” with disc jockey Tommy Landrum.
Spectators will enjoy a fun-filled day which includes battery- operated Kiddie Car “RunwayRaces,” Georgia’s Dance Explosion Cloggers, food concessions, and a large model airplane display. Any year vehicle is welcome. Early registration is $20 and $25 after Oct. 5. Cars can register the day of the show from 8-11:30am. The show will be free to the public from 9am-5pm.
Don’t miss this great day at this 100-aircraft aviation museum located in Warner Robins nextto Robins Air Force Base. Take I-75 Exit 144 (Russell Parkway) to GA 247. Call Bob Dubiel at 478-926-6870 or visit www.museumofaviation.org for more information.
Manchester Railroad DaysRailroad Days 2012 will be held in Manchester on
Saturday, October 20, in the old Cotton Mill on GA 85Ebetween Atlanta and Columbus. There will be vendors ofrailroadiana and memorabilia, and the model train sectionof the show is also being expanded. Train artifacts, pictures,and books can be found at the show from 9am-4pm.;admission will be $2 with children under 12 free. Also onSaturday a Rotary Club car show will be held at SledgeAutomotives on GA 85E; food will be available.
A reception on Friday night, October 19, will be held in the Manchester Community Buildingon Second Avenue from 6-9pm and will feature good food and entertaining railroadslides, stories, and speakers; admission willbe free. There is an observation deck over thelocal railroad tracks behind Main Street for railfans who enjoy watching the trains. For moreinformation, visit www.manchester-ga.com,phone 706-846-5341, or e-mail www. [email protected].
GTG
2012
Tues.-Sat.: 10:00am-4:30pmSun.-Mon.: 12:30-4:30pm
Closed: New Year's,Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving,
and Christmas
EQUESTRIAN SHOWSGEORGIA INT’L HORSE PARK
Conyers, 888-860-4224, www.conyersga.comSept. 1-2 . . . . . . .GDCTA Labor Day Classic I & IISept. 8-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Appaloosa ShowSept. 15-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Horse Show GHFSept. 15-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fall Dressage ShowSept. 28-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charity Horse ShowOc. 4-7 . . . . . . . .NBHA Ga. State Championship
BIKINGSept. 15 . . . . . . . Beautiful Back Roads Century
(12,27,44,64,105), Cartersville, 770-606-9438Sept. 30 . . . . Six Gap Century & Three Gap 50
Dahlonega, 706-864-3513Oct. 1-14 . . . . . . . . . Georgia Bikefest by BRAG
Columbus, 770-498-5153Oct. 13 . . . . . . . Hills of Habersham (23M, 44M)
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Sporting EventsSporting Events
BASEBALLHome Schedules
ATLANTA BRAVESSept. 1-2 . . . . . . . . . .PHILLIESSept. 3-6 . . . . . . . . . .ROCKIESSept. 14-16 . . . . .NATIONALSSept. 25-30 . . . . . . . . . . .METS
404-577-9100www.atlantabraves.com
AUGUSTAGREENJACKETS
Sept. 1-3 . . . . . .CHARLESTON706-736-7889
greenjacketsbaseball.com
FOOTBALLHome Schedule
ATLANTA FALCONSSept. 17 . . . . . . . . . . .DENVERSept. 30 . . . . . . . .CAROLINAOct. 14 . . . . . . . . .OAKLAND
404-223-8444www.atlantafalcons.com
GEORGIA BULLDOGSSept. 1 . . . . . . . . . . .BUFFALOSept. 15 .FLORIDA ATLANTICSept. 22 . . . . . . .VANDERBILTSept. 29 . . . . . . . . .TENNESSEEOct. 27 . . . . . . . . . . .FLORIDA
877-542-1231www.georgiadogs.com
GA TECH YELLOWJACKETSSept. 8 . . . . . . .PRESBYTERIANSept. 15 . . . . . . . . . .VIRGINIASept. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . .MIAMISept. 29 . . .MIDDLE TENN. ST.Oct. 20 . . .BOSTON COLLEGEOct. 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BYU888-TECH-TIX, 404-894-5446
ramblinwreck.cstv.com
BASKETBALLHome Schedule
ATLANTA DREAMSept. 2 . . . . . .CONNECTICUTSept. 5 . . . . . . . . . . .INDIANASept. 9 . . . . . .WASHINGTONSept. 11 . . . . . . . . . . .SEATTLE
404-604-2626www.AtlantaDream.net
SOCCERHome Schedules
ATLANTA SILVERBACKSSept. 15 . . . .FT. LAUDERDALESept. 19 . . . . .SAN ANTONIO
404-969-4900atlantasilverbacks.com(see www.usyouthsoccer.org
and www.soccerga.com)
HOCKEYHome Schedules
COLUMBUSCOTTONMOUTHS
Oct. 26 . . . . . . . .PENSACOLA706-571-0086
cottonmouths.pointstreaksites.com
GWINNETT GLADIATORSOct. 13 . .SOUTH CAROLINAOct. 20 . . . . . . . .GREENVILLEOct. 24 . . . . . . . .EVANSVILLEOct. 27 . . . . . . .FORT WAYNE
770-497-5100www.gwinnettgladiators.com
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in ChattanoogaSeveral excursions are offered on the Tennessee Valley Railroad in Chattanooga from the
Grand Junction Station. For information, visit www.tvrail.com or phone 423-894-8028.The Missionary Ridge Local is a 55 mile ride which goes through a
Civil War era tunnel. The Chickamauga Turn is a six hour roundtrip rideto Chickamauga, GA.
The Eerie Express from Oct. 12-27 features storytelling and a tourthrough the Eerie Fun House and a bag of treats.
The Summerville Steam is an all day excursion to Summerville, GAduring autumn with dinner onboard on the second Saturday nights.
The Hiwassee River Rail Adventure covers 50 miles of breathtakingviews paralleling the scenic Hiwassee River. At the Loop, the trackscorkscrew over themselves as they climb the mountain near Farner, TN.The Copperhill Special through Nov. 18 is a daylong excursion to theformer mining town of Copperhill, TN. Both Hiwassee trips leave fromEtowah, TN; call for details.
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Entertainment Venues in GeorgiaArts in the Heart of Augusta Festival
The onset of fall in Augusta will bring excitement as people await the event that kicks off Augusta’sarts season: the Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival, scheduled this year for September 14-16.
Each year, a juried show of fine arts and crafts is showcased, whileethnic groups from all over Augusta tempt festival goers with scrump-tious and authentically prepared regional cuisines. Over 100 artisans, 35ethnic groups, and hundreds of performers will lend their talents to thefestival. Included will be wood workers, glass smiths, jewelry makers,dancers, singers, poets, painters, and more! Additionally, there will be abeer garden featuring craft beers and a free hands-on area for kids.
The festival is located on Broad Street, delightfully shaded by build-ings and trees. Germany will be the featured country this year, andChannelheimer’s Oompah Band will be leading the crowd in traditionalGerman favorites. Finally, the highly anticipated closing concert will beperformed by Atlanta’s own band of beautiful young sirens, von Grey.
See Augusta’s diversity shine at Arts in the Heart of Augusta; forinformation, visit www.artsintheheart.com.
AARON’S AMPHITHEATRE at LakewoodAtlanta, 404-627-9704,www.lakewoodamphitheater.org
Sept. 12 Shinedown, Godsmack, StaindSept. 15 Brad Paisley, Band Perry, Scotty McCreeryOct. 5 Miranda LambertOct. 6 Journey, Pat Benatar, LoverboyOct. 20 Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town,
Eli Young BandOct. 25 Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson
AUGUSTA ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX706-722-3521, www.augustaentertainmentcomplex.com
Sept. 20 Brian ReganSept. 21-22 Just Give Me JesusOct. 4 Fresh Beat BandOct. 12 Mike EppsOct. 21 Tyler Perry’s MadeaOct. 25 Four Tops
CLASSIC CHASTAINAtlanta, 404-733-5000, www.classicchastain.org
Sept. 7 Train, Mat Kearney, Andy GrammerSept. 8 Charlie Wilson, Chrisette MicheleSept. 14 Capricorn ExperienceSept. 22 New Edition
COBB CIVIC CENTERMarietta, 770-528-8450, www.cobbcountyga.gov
Sept. 1-2 Gun & Knife ShowSept. 7-9 Cox Gem & Jewelry Show/SaleSept. 22-23 Rare & Antique Book FairOct. 7 CheerfestOct. 10-13 Mistletoe Market
COBB ENERGY CENTREAtlanta, 770-916-2800, www.cobbenergycentre.com
Sept. 5 Dead Can DanceSept. 6 Chris IsaakSept. 7 Bolder & Fresher TourSept. 21 Al Jarreau & Ramsey LewisSept. 27 Jethro Tull’s Ian AndersonSept. 30 Shreya GhoshalOct. 3 David Byrne & St. VincentOct. 4-7 ChicagoOct. 8 The ShinsOct. 13 SinbadOct. 19 Esperanza Spalding & Terri Lyne CarringtonOct. 28 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
CALLANWOLDEAtlanta, 404-872-5338, www.callanwolde.org
Sept. 16 Callanwolde Concert BandSept. 28, Oct. 19 StorytellingOct. 26 Costume Tango Night
COLUMBUS CIVIC CENTER706-494-8330, www.columbusciviccenter.org
Sept. 1 Salsa Extravaganza at Ice RinkSept. 7 Timeless Music FestivalSept. 20 Tyler Perry’s MadeaSept. 27 Rascal FlattsOct. 16-21 Greater Columbus Fair
FOX THEATREAtlanta, 404-881-2100, www.foxtheatre.org
Sept. 2 Scream TourSept. 5-11 The King and ISept. 20 Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me!Sept. 25-30 War HorseOct. 3 The Price is RightOct. 12 DispatchOct. 26-27 STS9
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FERST CENTER FOR THE ARTSAtlanta, 404-894-9600, www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu
Sept. 14 Gregory PorterSept. 21 Break of RealitySept. 28 Rob Riggle, Al Madrigal, Rory AlbaneseOct. 5 Keiko MatsuiOct. 21 Taiko Project
GRAND OPERA HOUSEMacon, 478-301-5460, www.thegrandmacon.com
Sept. 18 Royal DrummersSept. 28 James GregorySept. 30 All Hands on DeckOct. 5 Brass TransitOct. 16-17 Nunset BoulevardOct. 23 The Capitol StepsOct. 24-25 Aesop’s Dinosaur Fables
GWINNETT CENTERDuluth, 800-224-6422, www.gwinnettcenter.com
Sept. 9 Georgia Bridal ShowSept. 15-16 JapanFestSept. 21-22 Women of FaithOct. 4-14 Menopause the MusicalOct. 6 Vincente FernandezOct. 20-21 Intergalactic Bead/Jewelry ShowOct. 25 Taste of Home Cooking SchoolOct. 27 Pet ExpoOct. 27 Tour of Gymnastics Champions
IMPERIAL THEATREAugusta, 706-722-8341, www.imperialtheatre.com
Sept. 14 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky ThunderOct. 19 Dailey & Vincent
HARRIS ARTS CENTERCalhoun, 706-629-2599, www.harrisartscenter.com
Sept. 16 Clocktower JazzSept. 22 Von Grey ConcertSept. 29 Faye Pierce Bentley, The Van LeersOct. 14 Classical KaleidoscopeOct. 28 Swingtime Orchestra
MABLE HOUSE AMPHITHEATERMableton, 770-819-7765, www.mablehouse.org
Sept. 7 Almost Elton JohnSept. 8 Kayla Taylor JazzSept. 15 Atlanta Smooth Music FestivalOct. 5 Jazz, Jazz, & More JazzOct. 6 Men in Blues
NORTH ATLANTA TRADE CENTER770-279-9899, www.northatlantatradecenter.com
Sept. 21-23 Down the Street Bead ShowSept. 29-30 Exotic Bird FairSept. 29-30 Love Your Pet FairOct. 13-14 Eastman Gun ShowOct. 27-28 Great Train Expo
PHILIPS ARENAAtlanta, 404-878-3000, www.philipsarena.com
Sept. 10 How Sweet the SoundSept. 13 Sesame Street Live-Elmo Makes MusicOct. 4-6 Bishop T. D. JakesOct. 10 Disney on Ice/Rockin’ Ever AfterOct. 28 WWE Hell in a Cell
RIALTO CENTERAtlanta, 404-413-9tix, www.rialtocenter.org
Oct. 6 Third WorldOct. 20 Capitol StepsOct. 26 Salon de Danse
RIVERCENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSColumbus, 706-256-3600, www.rivercenter.org
Sept. 8 Midtown MenSept. 14 Bill EngvallSept. 29 Bernadette PetersOct. 15 Cirque ChinoisOct. 27 Bonnie Raitt
FRIDAYStreet Dance with Slaughter Creek Band 8-12pm
SATURDAYOne Mile Fun Run/5K Road Race • Peanut Pavilion Exhibits
Arts & Crafts • Food • President & Mrs. Carter’s Book SigningParade • Entertainment • SAM Shortline Train Rides
SUNDAYSunday School with President Carter
229-824-5373www.plainsgeorgia.com
September 15, 2012
I-75 Exits 142, 146, and 149478-825-3733
www.peachchamber.com
Massee Lane GardensLane Southern Orchards
Jolly Nut • Pearson FarmsCow and Calf Art Gallery
Byron CVB • GeorgiaBob’sCain River Vineyard
I-75 Exits 142, 146, and 149478-825-3733
www.peachchamber.com
We Put The Peach
In Georgia!
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Entertainment Venues in GeorgiaPUNCHLINE COMEDY THEATRE
Atlanta, 404-252-5233, www.punchline.comSept. 16 Margaret ChoSept. 21-23 Sklar BrothersSept. 28-29 Kevin NealonOct. 12-14 Pablo FranciscoOct. 19-21 Rob SchneiderOct. 26-28 Charlie Murphy
ROSWELL CULTURAL ARTS CENTER770-594-6232, www.roswellgov.com
Oct. 6 Georgia PhilharmonicOct. 20 Atlanta Balalaika Society
SAUTEE-NACOOCHEE CENTER706-878-3300, www.snca.org
Sept. 1 Folk Pottery Show/SaleSept. 7 Atlanta Pops OrchestraSept. 15 Andy Offutt IrwinSept. 22, Oct. 27 Community Contra DancesSept. 28-29 Sautee Jamboree Music FestivalOct. 20-21 Lilies of Valley Concert
SCHWARTZ CENTERAtlanta, 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu
Sept. 9 Bach Live!Sept. 21 Branford MarsalisOct. 4 Gil Shaham, Violin
SPIVEY HALLMorrow, 678-466-4200, www.spiveyhall.org
Sept. 21 Alex Benford, OrganOct. 7 Alessio Bax, PianoOct. 13 Simon Keenlyside, BaritoneOct. 28 The King’s Singers
SAVANNAH CIVIC CENTER800-351-7469, www.savannahcivic.com
Sept. 15 Elton John & His BandSept. 20 New EditionSept. 30 Ron WhiteOct. 5 Fresh Beat BandOct. 13 Bonnie RaittOct. 17 Louis C.K.
STRAND THEATREMarietta, 770-293-0080, www.earlsmithstrand.org
Sept. 7-11 Salute to AmericaOct. 12 Packway Handle BandOct. 28 Nosferatu
THOMASVILLE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM866-577-3600
Sept. 1 Lighthouse Gospel ConcertSept. 20 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
UGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTERAthens, 888-289-8497, www.uga.edu/pac
Oct. 7 Kopelman QuartetOct. 9-14 Three SistersOct. 15 LeahyOct. 16-17 The Chipper ExperienceOct. 24 St. Martin in Fields Chamber EnsembleOct. 30 The Capitol Steps
Due to our early deadlines,some events are not posted yet.
Therefore, you might want to check websitesfor more information.
BRUNSWICK ACTORS’ THEATRE912-280-0023, www.artdowntowngallery209.com
Sept. 29-Oct. 28 Fox on the Fairway
C.A.P.E. THEATERBrunswick, 912-571-1323, www.capetheater.org
Sept. 7-15 Zombies Beyond the Beyond
CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTSAtlanta, 404-873-3391, www.puppet.org
Thru Sept. 9 Tortoise, Hare, Other Aesop’s FablesSept. 12-23 3 Little Pigs & MoreSept. 26-Oct. 7 Sleeping BeautyOct. 10-21 Peter & Wolf; Frog PrinceOct. 24-Nov. 4 Headless Horseman of Silly Hollow
ELBERT THEATREElberton, 706-283-1049, www.elberttheatre.org
Oct. 20 Clay Page Band ConcertOct. 30 Pilot Club’s Dazzling Dames Show
FORT GORDON DINNER THEATRE706-793-8552, www.fortgordon.com
Sept. 14-29 Witness for Prosecution (Agatha Christie)
GAINESVILLE THEATRE ALLIANCE678-717-3624, www.gainesvilletheatrealliance.org
Sept. 28-Oct. 6 Frog Prince
GEORGIA ENSEMBLE THEATRERoswell, 770-641-1260, www.get.org
Sept. 6-23 Man Who Came to Dinner
GEORGIA SHAKESPEARE THEATREAtlanta, 404-264-0020, www.gashakespeare.org
Oct. 4-28 Macbeth
HABERSHAM COMMUNITY THEATERClarkesville, 706-839-1315, www.habershamtheater.org
Sept. 20-30 Bye Bye BirdieOct. 19-27 The Rocky Horror Show
HENRY PLAYERSMcDonough, 770-914-1474, www.henryplayers.com
Sept. 6-9 Frankenstein
HISTORIC HOLLY THEATERDahlonega, 706-864-3759, www.hollytheater.com
Sept. 28-Oct. 14 Stage StruckOct. 26 Evening with Mark Twain
HISTORIC RITZ THEATREBrunswick, 912-262-6934, www.goldenislesarts.org
Sept. 28-Oct. 14 Collected StoriesOct. 20 The Commedia Pinocchio
ISLAND PLAYERSSt. Simons, 912-638-0338, www.theislandplayers.com
Oct. 19-Nov. 12 Cabaret
LEGACY THEATRETyrone, 770-306-3343, www.thelegacytheatre.org
Sept. 28-29 Audience Choice Cabaret
MACON LITTLE THEATRE478-471-play, www.maconlittletheatre.org
Thru Sept. 2 Boeing, BoeingOct. 12-21 Red Velvet Cake War
MAIN STREET PLAYERSGriffin, 770-229-9916, www.mainstreetplayers.org
Sept. 6-16 On Golden Pond
ACTOR’S EXPRESSAtlanta, 404-607-show, www.actors-express.com
Thru Oct. 7 Kiss of the Spider Woman
ACT 3 PRODUCTIONS Sandy Springs770-241-1905, www.act3productions.org
Sept. 13-29 Our Town
AGATHA’SAtlanta, 404-584-2211, www.agathas.com
Thru Nov. 7 Lights! Camera! Zombies!
ALLIANCE THEATREAtlanta, 404-733-5000,www.alliancetheatre.org
Sept. 5-30 What I Learned in ParisOct. 5-28 Apples & OrangesOct. 17-Nov. 11 Next to NormalOct. 27-Nov. 3 Real Tweenagers of Atlanta
ALPHARETTA CHRISTIAN THEATERAlpharetta, 678-371-3079, www.act1theater.com
Oct. 5-6 The Big Guns: or Whose Little Lily is She?
ART STATIONStone Mountain, 770-469-1105, www.artstation.org
Oct. 12-31 Tour of Southern Ghosts at Stone Mountain Park’s Antebellum Plantation
ATHENS COMMUNITY THEATER706-548-3854, www.townandgownplayers.org
Oct. 5-14 See How They Run
ATLANTA BALLET404-873-5811,www.atlantaballet.com
Oct. 21-23 The Four Seasons
ATLANTA LYRIC THEATREMarietta, 404-377-9948, www.atlantalyrictheatre.com
Sept. 21-23 Hairspray
ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA404-733-4900, www.atlantasymphony.org
Oct. 4,6,7 Midori Plays BeethovenOct. 11 Defiant Requiem: Verdi at TerezinOct. 12,13 Sounds of Simon & GarfunkelOct. 18,20 Carnegie BoundOct. 21 Halloween on HogwartsOct. 27 David Sedaris, Humorist
AUGUSTA PLAYERS706-826-4704, www.augustaplayers.org
Sept. 21-23 HairspraySept. 21-Oct. 7 Anything Goes
AURORA THEATRELawrenceville, 678-226-6222, www.auroratheatre.com
Thru Sept. 2 Sweet CharitySept. 8, Nov. 3 Swing ConcertsSept. 13-30 Tigers Be StillSept. 15-Oct. 2 Underneath the LintelOct. 4-28 BetrayalOct. 13 Robin HoodOct. 20 Juggler Bieber ShowOct. 27 Halloween Magic Show
BACK LOT PLAYERS Forsyth478-994-0443, www.thebacklotplayers.org
Sept. 7-16 Nunsense
BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER706,632-9223, www.blueridgecommunitytheater.com
Thru Sept. 2 The Fox on the FairwaySept. 20-Oct. 7 Vincent
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Swamp Gravy: Live and Learn in ColquittFor the past twenty years, community members in Colquitt have been creating their own success story.
They’ve collectively written, composed, and performed original storytelling theatre, and in doing so haverevitalized their dying town. The show is called “Swamp Gravy,” a reference to a tomato-based concoction
that, like the piece itself, varies in ingredients and is full of local flavor.This community-based play uses true stories told by the residents
of Miller County, and though these stories are from small-townGeorgia, they reveal some deeper truths about humanity as a whole.With the aid of professional theater collaborators, Swamp Gravy isperformed by approximately 100 volunteer citizens of the town eachyear. Swamp Gravy presents a new show every October with aremount every March.
Swamp Gravy: Live and Learn is the title of the 20th anniversaryshow. It follows the true stories of several community members asthey learn who they really are and what truly matters in life. The stories were collected from locals and then adapted into a script by
Will Murdock, who began acting in Swamp Gravy when he was 13. For tickets, call 1-800-514-3849. Forinformation, call 229-758-5450 or visit www.swampgravy.com.
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MORTON THEATREAthens, 706-613-3771, www.mortontheatre.com
Sept. 8-9 Murder at the Howard Johnson’sOct. 6-7 Dixie Film FestivalOct. 11-14 Wizard of Oz
NEW AMERICAN SHAKESPEARETHEATRE TAVERNAtlanta, 404-874-5299, www.shakespearetavern.com
Thru Sept. 2 Complete Works of Wm. ShakespeareSept. 6-30 All’s Well That Ends Well &
Measure for MemoryOct. 4-28 MacBeth
NEWNAN THEATRE770-683-6282, www.newnantheatre.org
Thru Sept. 9 SeussicalSept. 20-30 The Little Dog LaughedOct. 18-28 And Then There Were None
(Agatha Christie)
PERRY PLAYERS478-987-5354, www.perryplayers.org
Sept. 21-30 Crowns
PUMPHOUSE PLAYERS Cartersville770-387-2610, www.pumphouseplayers.com
Sept. 21-29 WitsOct. 26-Nov. 3 Over the River & Through the Woods
ROME LITTLE THEATRE706-295-7171, www.romelittletheatre.com
Thru Sept. 2 Oliver TwistOct. 12-21 Streetcar Named Desire
SAVANNAH THEATRE912-233-7764, www.savannahtheatre.com
Sept. 7-Nov. 18 Southern NightsSept. 8-Nov. 17 The Beat Goes On
SOUTHSIDE THEATRE GUILDFairburn, 770-969-0956, www.stgplays.com
Sept. 27-Oct. 14 Southern Hospitality
SPRINGER THEATRE Columbus706-324-5714, www.springeroperahouse.org
Sept. 20-Oct. 6 9 to 5: The MusicalSept. 28-Oct. 6 Tales of a 4th Grade NothingOct. 18-27 Little Shop of Horrors
STAGE DOOR PLAYERSDunwoody, 770-396-1726, www.stagedoorplayers.net
Sept. 23-Oct. 16 The Last Romance
ST. MARYS LITTLE THEATRE912-729-1103, www.stmaryslittletheatre.com
Oct. 12-21 The Fantasticks!
SWAMP GRAVYColquitt, 800-514-3849, www.swampgravy.com
October Live & Learn
TATER PATCH PRODUCTIONSJasper, 770-547-1096, www.taterpatchplayers.org
Sept. 14 Vincent
THEATRE ALBANY229-439-7193, www.theatrealbany.com
Sept. 14-29 State FairOct. 25-Nov. 4 Spider Island
THEATRE EMORY404-727-5050, www.theater.emory.edu
Sept. 27-30 Comic Mysteries
THEATRE GUILD VALDOSTA229-247-8243, www.theatreguildvaldosta.com
Oct. 11-20 Love, Sex, & the IRS
THEATRE MACON478-746-9485, www.theatremacon.com
Sept. 7-15 Becky’s New CarOct. 19-27 First Breeze of Summer
THEATRICAL OUTFITAtlanta, 678-528-1500, www.theatricaloutfit.org
Sept. 1-16 My Name is Asher LevOct. 24-Nov. 8 Two Drink Minimum
THOMASVILLE ON STAGE229-226-0863, www.tosac.com
Oct. 26-Nov. 4 The Journal of Pokey Perkins
WARNER ROBINS LITTLE THEATRE478-929-4579, www.wrlt.org
Sept. 7-22 Move Over, Mrs. MarkhamOct. 26-Nov. 10 Sherlock Holmes &
Case of Jersey Lily
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Fall Arts in the Park in Blue RidgeFall Arts in the Park will be held in the Downtown City Park in Blue Ridge on October 13-14
from 10am-5pm. Admission will be $5/adults and children/free. (Proceeds benefit the Blue RidgeMountains Arts Association.) Enjoy live music both days with performances by the Chatta -
hoochee Chain Gang on Saturday from 2-4pm andthe Mike Watson Band on Sunday from 2-4pm.
Inside The Art Center, The Galleries on WestMain will be exhibiting the National Blue RidgeMountain Photographers Juried Nature & Fine ArtPhotography Show as well as the art of MarshaHamby Savage, along with art in six other galleries. Also the art of Lynn Marie Dwyer will beinside the new Summit Studios.
The festival, located in the foothills of theAppalachian Mountains, is only 90 minutes north of Atlanta and will feature over 80 fine arts,crafts, and food booths and will offer paintings, glass, sculpture, pottery, photography, jewelry,woodworking, basketry, metal work, and more.
For information, contact 706-632-2144, e-mail Quinn at [email protected], or visitwww.blueridgearts.net. For area information, contact the Chamber of Commerce at 706-632-5680.
Blue Ridge Scenic RailwayThis 26-mile round trip from Blue Ridge to
McCaysville offers spectacular views of scenic valleys,forests, rolling hills, and the beautiful Toccoa River. Thisthree to four hour round trip is over tracks built over 100years ago and recently upgraded. Most stops include atrip to McCaysville.
The train is diesel-powered and includes climate-controlled vintage coach cars, an open-air car, and a concession car with snacks, drinks, and sou-venirs. The ticket office is in the 100 year old depot in Blue Ridge, only 95 miles north of Atlanta.Reservations are strongly encouraged. For schedules, ticket prices, and more information, call 877-413-8724 or 706-632-8724 or visit www.brscenic.com or e-mail info-brscenic.com.
Fall in Love with GeorgiaFall in Love with Georgia
ART IN THE PARKFESTIVAL means
BLUEGRASS & BBQ
Hurricane Shoals Park – MaysvilleSept. 15, 10-6 pm & Sept. 16, 12:30-5:30 pm
FREE Admission/ParkingSecond Ianuario Memorial Bluegrass Festival Sat. pm
Arts & Crafts • BBQ • Festival Foods • Kids Zone • Min GolfGospel • Bluegrass • Heritage Village • Civil War CampOperating GRIST MILL • 5K MILL RACE • DUCK DASH
www.hurricaneshoalspark.org
Sept. 15, 10-6 pm & Sept. 16, 12:30-5:30 pm
ART IN THE PARKFESTIVAL means
22nd
Hurricane Shoals Park – Maysville
www.hurricaneshoalspark.org
BLUEGRASS & BBQ
22nd 33rd AnnualSEMINOLE COUNTY
HARVESTFESTIVAL9-5 in downtown Donalsonville
OCTOBER 20Free Admission & Parking
1 Mile Fun Run • 5K Run • Art Show • FoodCar & Motorcycle Show • Parade • Arts & Crafts
New & Antique Farm EquipmentChildren’s Activities • Continuous Entertainment
229-524-2588e-mail: [email protected]
www.donalsonvillega.com
HARVESTFESTIVAL
229-524-2588
Free Admission & Parking
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Monthly Events in GeorgiaSept. 1,15, Oct. 6,20 – NEWNAN – Pickin’
on the Square, Saturdays 11am. 770-254-2627.Sept. 1, Oct. 6 – BLAIRSVILLE – Cruise-In
on the Square, 4-8pm. 706-994-6643.Sept. 1, Oct. 6 – DARIEN – 1st Saturday at
Waterfront/1st Saturday at Ft. King George. 10am-2pm. 912-437-4837.
Sept. 1, Oct. 6 – SAVANNAH – First Satur -day on the River. 912-234-0295.
Sept. 1-Oct. 13 – DAHLONEGA – Appa -lachian Jam, Gold Museum, Sat. 706-864-2257.
Sept. 1-Oct. 27 – HELEN – Saturday MusicConcerts, Unicoi St. Pk., 8-10pm. 800-573-9659.
Sept. 1-Oct. 27 – WOODBINE – Opry,Fridays & Saturdays, 7-10pm. 912-576-3027.
Sept. 1-Oct. 28 – HELEN – Visiting Artists,Unicoi State Park, Sat. & Sun. 800-573-9659.
Sept. 1-Oct. 30 – BLUE RIDGE – ScenicRailway, various dates. 877-413-8724.
Sept. 1-Oct. 31 – BLAIRSVILLE – Misty Mt.RR Tours, Mon.,Wed.,Fri.,Sat., 2pm. 706-745-9819.
Sept. 1-Oct. 31 – SENOIA – Southern LivingIdea House. 770-254-2627.
Sept. 6, 13 – McCAYSVILLE – Pickin’ inHorse shoe Bend, Thurs., 6pm. 706-632-7696.
Sept. 7, Oct. 5 – AUGUSTA – 1st Friday,Downtown, 5-10pm. 706-826-4702.
The Road Less Traveled – the Peach Blossom TrailGeorgia’s Peach Blossom Trail was named to promote locations along U.S. Highways 341
and 41…away from the hustle and bustle of interstates. In Clayton County, visit museums, plantations, greenhouses,
mansions, art galleries, Confederate cemeteries, and farmers markets. Just a few miles away in Henry County you can experiencethe thrill of touring speedways, animal habitats, antique malls, andoutlet centers. In Spalding County, enjoy self-guided tours, downtownantique shopping, unique restaurants, and specialty shops. LamarCounty offers beautiful mansions, a Confederate cemetery, JailMuseum, farm tours, and antiques.
Continuing on the trail, Monroe County serves up the oldest brickchurch in Georgia, walking tours, and the film location of the movieFried Green Tomatoes. Crawford County is home to one of the state’soldest courthouses, an Old Jail Museum, and two peach farms withmarkets. Peach County is the center of the Peach State and offerscamellia tours, an Antique Mall, Peach Farms with markets, and an outlet mall. Houston Countyis the fastest growing county in Georgia and home to the Museum of Aviation, unique antiqueshops, and the Georgia National Fair.
Experience the “Real” Georgia, True Southern Hospitality at its Finest. For more information,visit www.peachblossomtrail.com.
Fitzgerald and the Blue & Gray MuseumThe Annual Halloween Blast will be held in Downtown Fitzgerald on Thursday, October 25,
from 4-6pm. Downtown businesses will give away candy to all trick-or-treaters. Other events willinclude a costume contest, games, kiddie rides, and facepainting. The event will be free. Also in Fitzgerald, theThird Thursday concerts will be held at the CarnegieCenter at 7pm.
The Fitzgerald Harmony Jubilee will be held Nov. 9-10at Millenium Technology Pointe (adjacent to Wire grassTechnical College). There will be a hot air balloon glow onFriday night, tethered balloon rides on Saturday, a balloonlaunch, live bands, artisan market, and parachute jumps.
Fitzgerald history is revealed on every corner with blueand gray sidewalks and streets named for Yank and Reb Generals, Georgia rivers, and nativetrees. Yanks and Rebs rest side by side in the Evergreen Cemetery. The Blue & Gray Museumtells, through a documentary and more than 1200 artifacts, the story of Fitzgerald and its CivilWar roots. Visit the Fire Engine Museum, tour historic homes and buildings, and delight in home-cooked foods. For information, visit www.fitzgeraldga.org or phone 800-386-4642.
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Perspectives Georgia Pottery Invitational in WatkinsvilleThe 10th Annual Perspectives 2012: Georgia Pottery Invitational from August 31-
September 19 will showcase the work of 50 potters from all corners of the state and will exem-plify the finest ceramicists in Georgia. Held from 10am to 5pm daily, a portion of the proceedswill benefit CERF, Craft Emergency Relief Fund.
Featuring over 5000 pieces of pottery for sale, anopening reception and gala, a preview sale, educa-tional exhibits, gallery talks, workshops, free week-end pottery demonstrations, and studio tours, theOconee Cultural Arts Foundation will host this eventat the OCAF Art Center in Watkinsville.
New this year will be an exhibit of Ikebana FlowerArrangements where members of the School ofIkebana Atlanta Chapter display floral arrangementscreated using the ikebana concept. This disciplined art form brings nature and humanity togetherto create a rhythm of color, line and form.
Perspectives 2012: Georgia Pottery Invitational is an annual event established by volunteersto recognize and promote quality utilitarian pottery produced by established Georgia potters andpromote pottery as a craft and art form consistent with the OCAF mission. It is Georgia’s largestannual pottery exhibition and sale and highlights a wide collection of styles, forms, colors, andprice range in contemporary functional pottery. For info, visit www.ocaf.com or call 706-769-4565.
Monthly Events in GeorgiaSept. 7, Oct. 5 – BRUNSWICK – First Friday,
Downtown, 5-8pm. 912-265-4032.Sept. 7, Oct. 5 – DAHLONEGA – 1st Friday
Night Concerts, Downtown. 706-864-3513.Sept. 7, Oct. 5 – ELLIJAY – First Fridays,
Downtown, 5-8pm. 706-635-7400.Sept. 7, Oct. 5 – SAVANNAH – Oyster
Roast & Fireworks, Westin. 912-201-2000.Sept. 7, Oct. 5 – THOMASVILLE – First
Friday, Downtown, 5-9pm. 229-227-7020.Sept. 7-Oct. 26 – BLAIRSVILLE – Friday
Night Concerts, Courthouse, 7pm. 706-745-5493.Sept. 8,14,15,22,29, Oct. 6,20,21,27,28 –
CORDELE – SAM Shortline Train. 877-427-2457.Sept. 8,29, Oct. 6,24 – ALBANY – Concerts,
Downtown, 7pm. 518-291-9840.Sept. 8, Oct. 13 – ALBANY – Freedom
Singers, Civil Rights Institute. 229-432-1698.Sept. 8, Oct. 19 – SAVANNAH – Savannah
Philharmonic, Lucas Theatre. 912-525-5050.Sept. 9, Oct. 14 – MACON – Concerts,
Washington Park, 7-9pm. 478-301-2008.Sept. 11-13, 18-20 – LUMPKIN – Fall
Harvest Days, Westville. 888-733-1850.Sept. 13-14, 20-21 – ELLIJAY – Apple Arts
on the Square. 706-635-7400.Sept. 13, Oct. 11 – ELLIJAY – Cherry Log
Pickin, Gilmer Senior Ctr., Dntn. 706-635-3786.Sept. 16-Oct. 28 – HELEN – Oktoberfest,
Thurs.-Sun. 800-858-8027.Sept. 18, Oct. 23 – BRUNSWICK – Rhythm
on the River, 6pm. 912-265-4032.Sept. 20, Oct. 18 – BLAIRSVILLE – Shape
Note Singing, Cthse., 6:30pm. 706-745-5493.Sept. 20, Oct. 18 – FITZGERALD – 3rd Thurs.
Concerts, Carnegie Center, 7pm. 229-426-5035.Sept. 22, Oct. 27 – JASPER – JMA Cruise-In,
Downtown, 4-8pm. 706-692-1164.
A covered arena for free concerts andentertainment, including Gloriana, TheCharlie Daniels Band, ConfederateRailroad, The Kentucky Headhunters,Marvel’s Avengers: Iron Man, Thor, CaptainAmerica, The Hulk, and the American Bull
Riding Tour. Heritage Village, daily livefamily shows and demonstrations, anexciting carnival midway and much more!
Apple Pickin’ Jubilee in EllijayThe 17th annual Apple Pickin’ Jubilee will be held on weekends from September 8-Oct. 28
from 9am-6pm at Hillcrest Orchards, nine miles east of Ellijay on Hwy. 52.Pick your own apples. Milk Buttercup the cow. Jump for joy on the Giant Jumping Pillow. Get
lost in the “Corny Kid’s Maze.” Enjoy the giant slides. Ride the pedal cart track. There will be pigraces, pony rides, tricycle rides, honey bee demonstra-tions, clogging, country bands, and wagon rides. Visit theMoonshine and Farm House Museums, the petting farm,the Children’s Play Area with a giant slide, and theEnchanted Forest and Nature Trail with scenes fromnursery rhymes and fairy tales.
An operating gristmill will be grinding cornmeal andgrits. Grandma’s Bakery will serve fried apple pies, applecider, apple fritters, apple cider donuts, fudge, andhomemade ice cream. There will also be mountain bar-becue and other vittles.
All activities will be included for a $6 admission feeexcept for the petting farm which will have a separate $3 admission fee. For more information,visit www.hillcrestorchards.net or phone 706-273-3838 or e-mail [email protected].
Monthly Events in GeorgiaSept. 28, Oct. 26 – BLUE RIDGE – Classic
Car Cruise-In, D.Q., 6pm. 706-838-4901.Sept. 30, Oct. 28 – JEKYLL ISLAND –
Dinner Dance, J. I. Club Hotel. 912-635-5155.
September1-19 – WATKINSVILLE – Perspectives 2012:
Georgia Pottery Invitational, OCAF. 706-769-4565.3 – ATHENS – Sensational Sounds of
Motown, Ashford Manor. 706-769-2633.6-7 – HOBOKEN – Bluegrass Music Conven -
tion, Flat Oaks Park. 912-458-2365.7 – ROME – First Friday Concert, 7-10pm.
800-444-1834.7-8 – BLAIRSVILLE – Gun Show, Civic
Center. 828-557-1543.7-8 – FORT VALLEY – ComSouth Hambone
Jam, Downtown. 478-825-5986.7-15 – CALHOUN – Northwest Georgia
Regional Fair. 800-887-3811.7-15 – CLARKESVILLE – Chattahoochee
Mountain Fair. 800-835-2559.8 – BLAIRSVILLE – Mountain Music/Arts &
Crafts Festival, Vogel State Park. 706-745-2628.8 – CARTERSVILLE – All Day Bluegrass
Concert, Red Top Mt. State Park. 770-975-0055.8 – COLUMBUS – Ft. Benning Postwide Yard
Sale & Flea Market. 800-999-1613.8 – PERRY – Robert McDuffie, Mercer Strings,
ASO, High School Aud., 6pm. 478-988-8000.8-9 – INDIAN SPRINGS – Native American
Festival, Museum/Hotel. 770-655-5905.8-9 – RYDAL – Pine Log Arts & Crafts Fair,
UMC. 770-607-5350.8-30 – ELLIJAY – Apple Pickin’ Jubilee,
Hillcrest Orchards, weekends. 706-273-3838.9 – MACON – Charlie Wilson, S.O.S. Band,
Brick, Centreplex. 478-743-1074.14 – CONYERS – Olde Town Summer Music
Festival, 7-11pm. 770-602-2606.
14 – LUMPKIN – Homeschool Day, WestvilleVillage. 888-733-1850.
14-16 – AUGUSTA – Arts in the Heart ofAugusta Festival. 706-826-4702.
14-16 – JEKYLL ISLAND – Shrimp & Grits:Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival. 877-4jekyll.
14-16 – LINCOLNTON – Elijah Clark Blue -grass Festival. 706-359-3458.
14-16 – MACON – Ocmulgee Indian MoundsIndian Celebration. 478-743-1074.
15 – CLEVELAND – Fall Festival, BabylandGeneral Hospital. 706-865-2171.
15 – PLAINS – Peanut Festival, Downtown.229-824-5373.
15 – SAVANNAH – Fiesta Latino, RiverStreet. 877-savannah.
15 – ST. MARYS – Starry Nights Music/Dance, Waterfront Park. 800-433-0225.
15 – TOCCOA – Traveler’s Rest Pioneer Days.706-886-2256.
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The Real Squeal 2012: Lyons Barbeque & Music FestivalLyons Better Hometown is preparing for their third annual barbeque festival, The Real Squeal
2012. Held every October in Lyons, The Real Squeal is a Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned event and a Georgia Barbeque Championship event withboth professional and amateur barbeque competitions.
The amateur contest will kick off the festival on Friday, October 12,in downtown Lyons with live music, great barbeque, festival food, andThe Squeal-In Cruise In. On Saturday, October 13, visit the car show indowntown Lyons and then go to Partin Park for the professional bar-beque competition, live music, kid’s creative play area, a professionalchainsaw show and auction, soccer tournament championship game,primitive skills demonstrations, and a variety of artisans. Many of theprofessional barbeque teams will compete in the People’s Choice com-petition in which patrons can purchase tickets to taste and judge porkshoulder entries. New events this year will be a trap & skeet tournamentand The Real Squeal Razorback Mud Run, an adventure race througha series of natural and man-made obstacles. For more details and addi-
tional events, visit www.therealsqueal.com, call 912-526-6445, or e-mail [email protected].
September15 – WARM SPRINGS – Visit from Churchill
and “Hell’s Guest” Author, FDR’s Little WhiteHouse. 706-655-5870.
15-16 – CARTERSVILLE – Arts Festival atRose Lawn. 770-387-5162.
15-16 – DALTON – Fine Arts & Crafts,Creative Arts Guild. 706-278-0168.
15-16 – MAYSVILLE – Tumbling Waters Artin the Park Festival, Hurricane Shoals Park. 706-335-6723.
15-16 – MINERAL BLUFF – Ride the RailsFestival. 423-496-5006.
16 – MADISON – Country Road Cruisers CarShow & Cruise. 706-474-1575.
16 – NEWNAN – Neil Berg’s 100 Years ofBroad way, Centre for Perform. Arts. 770-254-2787.
16 – ST. SIMONS – Sam Rodriguez Latin Jazz,Neptune Park, 7-9pm. 912-262-6934.
18-22 – BLUE RIDGE – Kiwanis Fair. 706-258-3247.
20 – ROME – Rome Symphony Orchestra.706-291-7967.
20-29 – NEWNAN – Coweta County Fair.770-254-2627.
21-22 – CARTERSVILLE – Quilt Show, CivicCenter. 770-387-5625.
21-22 – McCAYSVILLE – Smoke on theWater BBQ, Downtown. 706-492-6014.
21-23 – ST. SIMONS – Food & SpiritsFestival, Gastoigne Bluff. 912-571-1255.
22 – BLUE RIDGE – Blues & BBQ MusicFestival, Downtown. 877-277-5409.
22 – GRANTVILLE – Grantville Day CrosstieFestival. 770-583-9013.
23 – CONYERS – Fiesta Georgia. 770-483-4411.23-30 – SAVANNAH – Jazz Fest. 877-
savannah.25-27 – MACON – Sesame Street Live/Elmo
Makes Music, Centreplex. 478-743-1074.26-27 – LUMPKIN – Surrender of Secession,
1865, Westville Village. 888-733-1850.27 – MADISON – Artoberfest, Steffen
Thomas Museum. 706-342-7557.27-Oct. 3 – PERRY – Georgia National Fair.
478-988-8000.28-30 – ROME – Wings Over North Georgia
Airshow, Russell Airport. 800-444-1834.29 – AUGUSTA – Augusta Symphony
Orchestra, 1st Baptist. 706-826-4705.29 – CLARKESVILLE – Taste of Clarkesville,
Downtown, 11am-3pm. 800-835-2559.29 – CLEVELAND – Pottery Comes to Town,
Downtown. 800-392-8279.
Georgia Apple FestivalThe 41st annual Georgia Apple Festival will be held two
weekends, on Saturdays and Sundays, October 13-14 and20-21, at the Ellijay Lions Club Fairgrounds on Old Hwy. 5,south of Ellijay. There will be over 300 vendors sellinghandmade, hand-crafted items, craft demonstrations, liveentertainment, food, an antique car show at the CivicCenter on Saturday, October 13, and a parade onSaturday, October 20, at 10am.
The festival, which celebrates Ellijay’s main agricultural product, the apple, will be heldSaturdays from 9-6 and Sundays from 9-5. Admission will be $5 with children under 10 free.Fairground parking is limited, so visitors are encouraged to use the shuttle bus service from thelocal schools. Parking donations will be welcomed for local Boy Scouts with a suggested dona-tion of $2. No pets allowed. For info, phone 706-635-7400 or visit www.georgiaapplefestival.org.
Sorghum Festival in BlairsvilleThe 43rd annual Sorghum Festival will be held in Blairsville at Meeks Park on October 13-14
and October 20-21 from 9am-5pm. Celebrating the lostart of sorghum syrup-making, the festival will have livedemonstrations showing how the cane is crushed andcooked as well as jars of the sweet syrup for sale.
There will be arts and crafts, food, and live music. OnSaturdays and Sundays there will be contests such asBiskit Eatin’, Pole Climbin’, Rock Throwin’, HorseshoeThrowin’, and Log Sawin’. Observe how an Old Stillmakes White Lightning. The kids’ area will keep theyoung ins' happy for hours. A Sorghum parade will beginSaturday, October 13, at 11am.
Square dances, an Appalachian tradition, will be held both Saturdays, October 13 and 20, at8pm under the lights at Meek Park. There will also be a buck dancing contest. Festival admis-
sion will be $2, and parking will be free. Tramswill run daily. No pets are allowed in MeeksPark. The Sorghum Festival is hosted by theBlairsville Jaycees with the co-operation ofthe Union County Recreation Dept. For moreinformation, phone 877-745-5789 or 706-745-4745; visit www.VisitBlairsvilleGA.com orwww.SorghumFestivalBlairsville.com; or e-mail [email protected].
September29 – CONYERS – Monastery Fall Festival,
Monastery of Holy Spirit. 770-483-4411.29 – DARIEN – Murder Mystery in Colonial
Darien, Ft. King George, 7pm. 912-437-4770.29 – MACON – Levee Fest, Central City Park.
478-743-1074.29 – WALESKA – Old-Time Camp Meeting,
Funk Heritage Ctr. 404-909-8385.29-30 – HELEN – Artoberfest, Little River
Park. 706-897-6179.
October2-6 – ROME – Coosa Valley Fair. 800-444-1834.2-6 – THOMASVILLE – Deep South Fair.
229-226-6121.3-7 – AUGUSTA – Westobou Festival,
various locations. 706-755-2878.4 – NEWNAN – Taste of Newnan, 5-8:30pm.
770-254-2627.4-6 – THOMASVILLE – Great Southern
Music Festival, Pickers Paradise Pk. 229-221-5467.4-14 – CUMMING – Cumming Country Fair
& Festival. 770-781-3491.5-7 – ADAIRSVILLE – Great Locomotive
Chase Festival, Square. 770-773-3451.5-7 – SAVANNAH – Oktoberfest on the
River. 912-234-0295.5-7 – TYBEE ISLAND – Pirate Fest, South
Beach. 800-868-2322.
HILLCREST ORCHARDS
706-273-3838
HILLCREST ORCHARDSHwy. 52, 9 miles east of Ellijay
706-273-3838www.hillcrestorchards.net • [email protected]
Pick your
own apples.
Pony Rides - Playground - Cow Milking - Pig RacesWagon Rides - Music - Petting Farm - Pedal Karts
Food - Giant Jumping Pillow - Kids MazeGiant Slides - Fair Food - Grist Mill9 a.m.-6 p.m. • $6 per person
(Petting Farm admission add $3 per person)
Pick your
own apples.
APPLE PICKIN’JUBILEE
Sept. 8-Oct. 28 (Weekends)
APPLE PICKIN’JUBILEE
Sept. 8-Oct. 28 (Weekends)
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Million Pines Arts & Crafts Festival in SopertonThe 40th annual Million Pines Arts and Crafts Festival will be held November 3-4 in
Soperton’s Iva Park. Under shady pines you will find arts and crafts and food booths and demon-strations on pottery, basket weaving, chair caning, andblacksmithing. Hours will be Saturday 9am-5:30pm andSunday 10am-5:30pm. No pets allowed at the festival!
The food, reminiscent of fall cookouts and fairs, willinclude hot dogs, hamburgers, BBQ, turkey legs, chick-en and dumplings, boiled peanuts, pork rinds, funnelcakes, blooming Vidalia onions, fried fruit tarts, andmore. Children’s activities will include a giant slide,moon walk, pony rides, spider mountain, and face paint-ing. Continuous entertainment on Saturday will featurecloggers, singers, and bands. Gospel music on Sunday will feature local talent.
The slash pines, planted in Treutlen County in 1926, launched an era of reforestation in theSouth. Soperton is located between Macon and Savannah off I-16, Exit 67 (Hwy. 29). For moreinformation, phone 912-529-6611.
Mountain Moonshine Festival in DawsonvilleThe 45th Annual Mountain Moonshine Festival will be held in Dawsonville October 26-28.
Admission will be free. For information, phone 706-216-5273 or visit www.kareforkids.us.
On Friday there will be a “Moonshine Run” throughthe mountains of North Georgia during the day and aCruise-In that evening from 6-9pm at the Georgia RacingHall of Fame (GRHOF).
On Saturday the opening ceremonies will kick off thefestivities at 9am with Grand Marshal Bud Moore leadingthe largest collection of authentic moonshine and race
cars through historic downtown Dawsonville. This reflects the era when liquor was illegal andrunning moonshine through the foothills was a way of life. Then rev up your engines for the car
show and swap meet at the GRHOF andcheck out the hundreds of unique vendorsdowntown. Enjoy delicious food, children’s activities, and live entertainment all day. Ahuge concert and street dance will be heldthat night.
On Sunday, activities will continue with acruise-in and swap meet at GRHOF, and liveentertainment, kid’s activities, exhibits, arts &crafts, and food downtown.
Festival souvenirs such as t-shirts, hats,bandanas, and cups will be available for purchase. Festival proceeds benefit KARE forKids, which helps local children in need.
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201241st AnnualGeorgia AppleFestival
Arts & Crafts FairEllijay, Georgia
October 13-14 & 20-21Sat. (9-6) & Sun. (9-5)
Over 300 Exhibitors with Handmade CraftsGreat Food • Live Entertainment
Antique Car Show (Oct. 13) • Parade (Oct. 20)Admission Adults $5 • Children Under 10 Free
No pets except those assisting handicapped persons
LIONS CLUB FAIRGROUNDS •1729 SOUTH MAIN STREET706-635-7400 • www.georgiaapplefestival.org
October6 – ALBANY – Flint Fest, Riverfront Park.
866-750-0840.6 – ATHENS – North Georgia Folk Festival,
Sandy Creek Park. 706-613-3631.6 – CARTERSVILLE – Evening at Oak Hill
Cemetery, 770-382-3818; Skills of Past, EtowahIndian Mounds, 770-387-3747.
6 – COLUMBUS – Jr. League Attic Sale, TradeCenter, 8am-3pm. 706-327-4207.
6 – MADISON – Chili Cook-Off & FallFestival. 706-342-1251.
6 – SOCIAL CIRCLE – Friendship Festival.770-464-1866.
6 – ST. MARYS – Rock Shrimp Festival,Down town. 912-576-5110.
6 – WARM SPRINGS – FDR/Stamp Collect -ing, Little White House. 706-655-5870.
6 – WARNER ROBINS – International CityFall Festival. 478-988-8000.
6-7 – GAY – Cotton Pickin’ Fair, 706-538-6814. Shady Days in Gay Festival, 706-977-8548.
6-7 – JASPER – Georgia Marble Festival. 706-692-5600.
6-7 – SUCHES – Indian Summer Festival,Woody Gap School. 706-747-2401.
6-7, 13-14 – CHERRY LOG – Fall Festival.706-635-1933.
6-28 – ELLIJAY – Apple Pickin’ Jubilee,Hillcrest Orchards, weekends. 706-273-3838.
7-8 – JASPER – Antique Engine Show/FarmDays, Newton Park. 706-692-1164.
11 – ATHENS – Wanda Sykes, Classic Center.800-918-6393.
11-13 – SAVANNAH – Greek Festival,Helenic Center. 912-236-8256.
Carrollton MeccaFestThe Carrollton Artist Guild will present The
Carrollton Fine Arts and Crafts MeccaFest on October13-14 from 10am-5pm at the Cultural Art Center, 251Alabama Street.
The festival will feature fine artists from across thecountry who have been chosen by a jury process toparticipate. Eat on-site at a 1950’s diner or at one ofCarrollton’s restaurants. Free children’s activities andentertainment will be provided. Admission to the festival will be free.
Performance artist Mark Abbati will entertain on Sunday with his Living Sculpture. ArtistShawn McCann of Art For After Hours of New York will create a trompe l’oeil 3D chalk art masterpiece on the plaza in front of the Art Center. Patrons can see what Shawn creates forCarrollton and watch this work of art unfold. Visitors can help SCRAPBin break a GuinnessWorld Record at MeccaFest by creating the largest sculpture ever made from 50,000 plasticwater bottles. The dragon, designed by Artist Alan Kuykendall, will be assembled on site at theCultural Arts Center.
MeccaFest highlights a community of artists and the historic city of Carrollton. For more information, call 770-838-1083 or visit www.meccafest.com or, visit the Carrollton VisitorsBureau at www.visitcarrollton.com.
Social Circle’s Friendship FestivalSocial Circle will be holding its 18th annual Friend ship
Festival on Saturday, October 6. These family oriented festivi-ties will begin at 10am. There will be a parade at 10am withfamily floats, bands, cars, and antique cars. It will wind throughthe downtown historic district which will be filled with craft vendors, children’s amusements, food, and live entertainment.
Enjoy a day full of fun activities. There will be live musicfeaturing Luke Pilgrim, and a special area for children will feature games, amusements, and moonwalks. The Clearview Regional Medical Center will sponsor the festival. Social Circle is 45 minutes east of Atlanta. The Friendship Festival is spon-sored by the Walton Regional Medical Center. For information on the festival, call 770-464-1866,e-mail [email protected], or visit www.SocialCircleGaBHT.com.
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39th Annual
Sept.14-16
ARTS & CRAFTS • FOOD • FIREWORKS • PARADEBUGGY BLAST FUN PARK • STREET DANCE • ENTERTAINMENT
CAR SHOW • BUGGY DISPLAYS • OLD FASHIONED GAMES
770-358-5884
Toccoa Harvest FestivalThe 36th annual Toccoa Harvest Festival on November 3-4
will have more than 200 craft and food vendors. Crafts will behome-made, homebaked, or home-grown and will include jewelry, water fountains, wind chimes, candles, soaps, gourds,clothing, furniture, and yard art. The Currahee Artist Guild willalso have a sale and demonstration Saturday. Festival hourswill be Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 12-4pm.
There will be food; wagon rides; a shuttle to Toccoa Falls; acar cruise-in on Saturday from 10am-3pm; and a Children’sArea with face-painting, petting zoo, Moonbounce, pony rides,Kids Ferris Wheel, train rides, and games. Youth will enjoy the
Eurobungee, Jurassic Adventure, Atlantis, Inflatable Slide, and rock-climbing.Continuous entertainment on two stages will feature the Toccoa Falls College Choir, The
Rhythm Academy, Atlanta Puppet, and other regional bands. Downtown Toccoa has antiquemarkets, shops in the renovated depot, the Historical Society Museum, and Currahee MilitaryMuseum with WWII items from Band of Brothers. For information, phone 877-6toccoa or visitwww.mainstreettoccoa.com.
Art in the Park Festival at Hurricane Shoals ParkThe Tumbling Waters Society of Jackson County will host
the 22nd Art in the Park Festival – Bluegrass & BBQ – at thehistoric and beautiful Hurricane Shoals Park betweenJefferson & Maysville on September 15-16. Hours will beSaturday 10-6pm and Sunday 12:30-5:30pm. Admissionand parking will be free. Sorry, no pets. For information, call706-335-6723 or visit www.hurricaneshoalspark.org.
Blue Billy Grit Bluegrass Band will host the Second Tonyand Ann Ianuario Memorial Bluegrass Festival on Saturdayfrom 12:30-5:30pm with music by Buzzard Mountain Boys,Pool Mountain, 3 Bucks Shy, North Georgia Bluegrass, Grassville and Weber Family. CrystalRiver Bluegrass Gospel Band will host a variety of gospel entertainment all weekend.
Learn the history of the Shoals by playing Spirit of the River miniature golf course, and tourthe 1800’s Heritage Village. Civil War soldiers will be camped in the Village with drills, story-telling, and skirmishes each day. An operating grist mill will sell fresh ground cornmeal.
BBQ; vittles like tenderloin, sausage, beans, and corn fritters; and other festival foods will befor sale. There will be arts & crafts vendors, children’s art on display, a Kids Zone, a FunRun/Walk Saturday at 8am, and the 5K Mill Race at 8:30am. Sunday’s grand finale will be theDuck Dash at 5pm – watch hundreds of little yellow ducks race down the Shoals for prizes.
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SorghumFestival
October 13-14 & 20-21Celebrate the Art of
Sorghum Syrup Making!Arts & Crafts • Live Music • Log Sawin’
Pole Climbin’ • Rock Throwin’Baccur Spittin’ • Bisket Eatin’
Sorghum Parade (Oct. 13, 11 a.m.)
BLAIRSVILLE1-877-745-5789
www.VisitBlairsvilleGA.comLocated in the Northeast GA Mountains
SorghumFestival
43rdAnnual
Celebrate the Art of Sorghum Syrup Making!
Located in the Northeast GA Mountains
FISHINGOct. 11, 25 . . . . .Fly Fishing Clinics, Panola Mt.
St. Pk., Stockbridge, 770-389-77801Oct. 25 . . . . .Crappie USA•Fishing Tournament
Lake Oconee, Eatonton, 706-485-7701(See info on fishing tournaments at www.flwoutdoor.com)
“The City Where America Reunited”While in Fitzgerald VisitBlue and Gray Museum& Fitzgerald Fire Engine
Museum20 miles from I-75, Exit 82
www.fitzgeraldga.org •1-800-386-4642
Nov. 9-10 at Millenium Technology Pointe(adjacent to Wiregrass Technical College)Hot Air Balloon Glow, Rides & Launch
Live Bands • Artisan Market • Parachute Jumps
Halloween BlastThurs., October 25, 4-6 p.m.
Downtown • Free Admission • Free CandyCostume Contest • Games • Kiddie Rides • Face Painting
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October12 – AUGUSTA – Greek Festival, Holy Trinity
Greek Orthodox Church. 706-724-1087.12 – SUMMERVILLE – Tour of Homes. 800-
726-0243.12-13 – LYONS – The Real Squeal: Lyons Bar -
beque & Music Festival, Dwntwn. 912-526-6445.12-14 – SAVANNAH – Folk Music Festival.
912-786-6953.12-14 – THOMASVILLE – Fly-In, Regional
Airport. 229-403-1071.12-21 – HIAWASSEE – Georgia Mountain Fall
Festival. 706-896-4191.13 – AUGUSTA – Hispanic Festival,
Commons. 800-726-0243.13 – CORNELIA – Big Red Apple Festival.
706-778-8585.13 – DARIEN – Geechee/Gullah Cultural
Days, Sapelo Island. 912-437-4837.13 – FOLKSTON – Okefenokee Festival,
Downtown. 912-496-2536.13 – McDONOUGH - Fall Festival & Chili
Cook-Off. 770-898-3196.13 – SANDERSVILLE – Kaolin Festival,
Square. 478-552-3288.
13 – ST. MARYS – Railroad Days. 912-882-4000.
13 – SUMMERVILLE – Taylor RidgeJamboree, Floyd State Park. 706-857-0826.
13 – WARNER ROBINS – Wings & WheelsCar, Truck, & Motorcycle Show, Museum ofAviation. 478-926-6870.
13-14 – BLUE RIDGE – Fall Arts in the Park,City Park. 706-632-5680.
Plains Peanut FestivalThe Plains Peanut Festival on September 15 will
honor the peanut industry, the peanut farmer, and Plains’native son, Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the U.S.Admission and parking will be free. For information, call229-824-5373 or visit www.plainsgeorgia.com.
There will be a one mile Fun Run at 8am and a 5KRoad Race at 8:30am with President Carter presentingawards for these events at 10am from the platform of thedepot which was headquarters for his campaign in the 1970’s. Arts, crafts, and food vendors willopen at 9am with continuous entertainment in Maxine Reese Park and on Main Street. A paradewill begin at 11am. A Peanut Pavilion will offer exhibits on the peanut industry and samples. TheCarters will have a book signing starting at 1:30pm.
The SAM Shortline Excursion Train will run shuttles Saturday afternoon. A Street Dance onFriday night from 8-12pm will feature the band Slaughter Creek. President Carter will be teach-ing Sunday School at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains on Sunday morning at 10am.
Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival Near Warner RobinsThe Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival between Warner Robins and
Perry on October 20-21 will welcome visitors with whiffs of barbecueand other delicious foods, sounds of fiddles, and original and creativearts and crafts in and amongst the old homestead buildings andthroughout the terraced woods. The amphitheater in Dogwood Hollowwill feature bluegrass bands, Appalachian mountain music, gospelquartets, and dance teams. Over 40 old-timers will resurrect pioneerways: dipping candles, weaving hammocks, building fishing rods,weaving chairseats with cornshucks, making baskets, building dulcimers and brooms, tatting, wood carving, cutting silhouettes, tinsmithing, and more. Children’s activities will include a magician-ventriloquist, the storyteller Larry the Leprechaun, farm animals,hayrides, and horseback rides.
The festival is held the third weekend in April (unless Easter falls then) and the third week-end in October; it is scheduled for April 20-21, 2013. Festival hours will be 10am-5pm. Admissionwill be $5/adults and $1/children with parking free. Six miles from I-75 off Exit 142 to Lake JoyRoad. For more information, visit www.mossycreekfestival.com or www.wrga.gov or phone 478-922-8265 or 800-288-WRGA.
Kaolin Festival in SandersvilleThe Kaolin Festival, which started in 1957, will host a
parade including local pageant queens, marching bands, civicorganizations, and industry floats. The downtown square willbe filled with vendors selling arts & crafts, food, a Kaolin education area, mine tours, and live music starting mid-day.
The weeklong festivities will kick off on Saturday,October 6, at 8am with the Kaolin Festival Century BikeRide and its 18M, 32M, 62M, and 108M routes. The scenic routes are within the rolling hills ofWashington County and will pass through beautiful Kaolin mining area and scenic farmland.There are routes for riders at all levels.
The festival events, which will include a golf tournament, pageant, historic cemetery scavenger hunt, senior walk, health fair, ag fair, and mine tours, will begin on Saturday, October6, and wrap up on Saturday, October 13, with the Kaolin Festival on the Square. For informationon the week’s events and the Tennille BBQ Blast on Oct. 19 & 20, phone 478-552-3288, visitwww.washingtoncountyga.com, or email [email protected].
Com South Hambone Jam in Fort ValleyThe 8th annual ComSouth Hambone Jam will be held at 200 Preston Street in Downtown
Fort Valley on Friday, September 7, and Saturday, September 8. Teams from around theSoutheastern U.S. will square off in a BBQ burn, and it will be a finger-lickin’ good time. Teamswill be competing for Georgia Barbecue bragging rights and $$$. Cash prizes, trophies, andplaques will be awarded for Grand Champion, Reserve Grand Champion, and First, Second,
Third Place for Pork Loin, Pork Ribs, and Pulled Pork.The ComSouth Hambone Jam is recognized by the
Georgia Barbecue Association as the Georgia State BBQChampionship. The Georgia Barbecue Association is theSouth’s newest up and coming barbecue competitionsanctioning organization. Some of the best barbecuecooks are right here in the State of Georgia. Just a shorttime ago, the GBA was conceived by a handful of individu-als who thought it was time to let the rest of the nation
know that the best barbecue comes out of the South. Since that time, the Georgia BarbecueAssociation has grown to over 200 members, 100+ certified judges, and 80+ competition cookteams, and those numbers are steadily grow-ing each month. For more information, visitwww.comsouthhambonejam.com or callKathie Lambert at 478-825-5986.
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October13-14 – CARROLLTON – Fine Arts & Crafts
MeccaFest, Cultural Art Center. 770-838-1083.13-14 – WARM SPRINGS – Harvest Hoe
Down. 706-655-3322.13-14, 20-21 – BLAIRSVILLE – Sorghum
Festival, Meeks Park. 877-745-5789.13-14, 20-21 – ELLIJAY – Georgia Apple
Festival, Old Hwy. 5. 706-635-7400.18 – ST. MARYS – Taste of Camden Expo,
Recreation Center. 912-729-5840.19 – THOMASVILLE – TAMA Intertribal Pow
Wow. 229-762-3165.19-20 – GRIFFIN – Doctober Days, Down -
town. 770-229-6400.19-20 – TENNILLE – BBQ Blast. 478-552-3288.19-21 – RICHMOND HILL – Great Ogeechee
Seafood Festival. 912-756-3444.20 – ALBANY – Oktoberfest, Veterans Park
Amphitheater, 6-10pm. 229-343-8600.20 – BLAIRSVILLE – Fall Hoedown, Vogel
State Park. 706-745-2628.20 – COLUMBUS – Southern Pirate Festival, Port
Columus Civil War Naval Museum. 706-327-9798.20 – DALTON – Liberty Tree BBQ & Music
Festival, Green Park. 800-331-3258.
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Hawkinsville Harvest FestThe 2012 Hawkinsville Harvest Fest, or “Pigs and
Produce” as it has been named locally, will be held October26-27 in historic downtown Hawkinsville.
The Harvest Fest has grown from a “Downtown Trick orTreat” with local merchants to a successful event offering merchants, restaurants, street vendors, entertainment,games, prizes, kids’ activities, and multiple partnerships both
public and private. The event has grown from one side street to a couple of blocks filled withactivities, events, entertainment, food, farmers market vendors, hand crafts, baked goods, arts,antiques, and more.
Harvest Fest will also feature an official Georgia BBQ Association sanctioned event, a BBQCook-off between father and son, Myron Mixon of Jack’s Old South and Michael Mixon of Jack’sNew South, as well as a Boiled Peanut Championship sponsored by Hardy Farms Peanuts. Thisfamily friendly event ties in Agri-Tourism and Heritage Tourism alongside quaint shops locatedin historic buildings. Vendors are welcome. For information, call contact Karen Bailey at 478-783-9294 or Bob Johnson at 478-230-6953 or visit www.hawkinsvilleharvestfest.com.
The Big Red Apple Festival in CorneliaThe City of Cornelia will celebrate the 25th anniversary
of the Big Red Apple Festival on October 12-13. Looking forward to the beautiful fall season in North Georgia, theCity of Cornelia’s Better Hometown is actively working onthe finishing touches for one of the city’s longest traditions.This great event has all the usual things you would expectto find at a Fall Festival, but some things that are totallyunique to Cornelia. It’s worth the drive to visit for the week-end with lots of other great attractions nearby.
The kick-off to the festival this year will start on Fridayevening at the Cornelia Depot with a free concert with “Sol Junky.” Entertainment will continueall day Saturday with demonstrations by local youth groups & performances by multiple genresof music culminating in the headlining performance by “The Rockingbirds” (60s &70s classics).
Other activities on Saturday will provide fun for all: arts & crafts, great food, kiddie area,hayrides up to tour the historic ChenocetahFire Tower, a classic car show, and muchmore.
For more info, phone 706-778-8585x280,visit www.explorecornelia.com, or [email protected].
October20 – DONALSONVILLE – Seminole County
Harvest Festival. 229-524-2588.20 – MANCHESTER – Railroad Days, Old Mill;
Rotary Car Show, Sledge Auto. 706-846-5341.20 – NEWNAN – Mendelssohn’s Elijah,
Centre for Performing Arts. 770-254-2787.20 – PERRY – Music Festival, Downtown.
478-988-8000.20 – RICHMOND HILL – Candle Light Tour of
Ft. McAllister. 912-727-2339.20 – SAVANNAH – St. Vincent’s Tour of
Homes & Tea, Historic District. 912-236-5505.20-21 – AUGUSTA – Boshears Skyfest,
Daniel Field. 706-733-8970.20-21, 27-28 – CORDELE – Thomas the Tank
Engine Live, SAM Shortline Train. 877-427-2457.20-21 – DAHLONEGA – Gold Rush Days,
Square. 706-864-3513.20-21 – WARNER ROBINS – Mossy Creek
Barnyard Festival. 800-288-wrga.20-21, 27-28 – BLUE RIDGE – Fall Fest Arts
& Crafts Sale, Farmers Mkt. 706-964-6002.25 – FITZGERALD – Halloween Blast, down-
town, 4-6pm. 800-386-4642.25-28 – CARTERSVILLE – S.E. Cowboy Festival/
Symposium, Booth Museum. 770-387-1300.
Peach County Puts the Peach in GeorgiaPeach County, the peach packing center of Georgia, is known for the biggest, sweetest, and best
of the summer fruit. However, there are many other pleasing things to enjoy the rest of the year.In the Fort Valley area, Lane Southern Orchards welcomes tourists
to its restaurant, gift shop, and farmers market offering pecans,peaches, and other local products. Pearson Farms sells peach andpecan products, gourmet items, gift baskets, and more. The Jolly NutCompany specializes in pecan gifts, Gourmet Georgia gifts, and giftbaskets. Massee Lane, home of the American Camellia Society, hasthousands of camellias bushes, walking tours, and a landscapedgreenhouse with camellias and azaleas.
Byron has Big Peach Antiques with more than 200 dealers, PeachShops with more than two dozen stores, and the Cow and Calf ArtGallery. The Cane River Vineyard has wines, gourmet gifts, and awine tasting room. GeorgiaBob’s BBQ Restaurant is known for itschicken salad and pulled pork.
Peach County is located on the west side of I-75 at exits 149, 146,and 142. For information, visit www.peachchamber.com or phone 478-825-3733.
Barnesville Buggy DaysThe 39th annual Barnesville Buggy Days on September
14-16 will celebrate Barnesville’s heritage as the BuggyCapital of the South during the late 1800’s. A street dancewill be held Friday at 7pm at the Ritz Park Amphitheaterwith performances by Them Morris Boys, Commotion, andContagious, who will be headlining the event.
A parade on Saturday at 2pm will feature buggies,floats, antique cars, and horses. Buggies will also be on display outdoors and in the Old Jail Museum. A juried arts and crafts show will welcome morethan 150 vendors, and craftsmen will be demonstrating their skills in Craftsmen’s Village.
Entertainment will include old fashioned games, a car show, and the Miss Buggy DaysPageant for all ages of beautiful Southern belles from birth up. There will be fireworks, tastyfoods, music, square dancers, and the Buggy Blast Fun Park. Festival hours will be Saturday 9-6 and Sunday 12-5. For more information, phone 770-358-5884, visit www.buggydays.org ore-mail emilyjohns@ barnesville.org.
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October25-Nov. 4 – SAVANNAH – Coastal Empire
Fair. 912-354-3542.
26-27 – HAWKINSVILLE – Harvest Fest,Downtown. 478-783-9294.
26-27 – SAUTEE – Hillbilly Hog BBQThrowdown/Fall Leaf Festival. 706-878-3300.
26-28 – DAWSONVILLE – MountainMoonshine Festival. 706-216-5273.
26-28 – EUHARLEE – Covered BridgeFestival. 404-277-0268.
27 – BOSTON – Mini-Marathon & Festival.229-498-4065.
27 – BYRON – Chili Cook-Off, Jailhouse Park.478-954-4592.
27 – DALTON – Eastman Gun Show, TradeCenter. 706-272-7676.
27 – DARIEN – Fort King George by Moon -light/Oyster Roast Overnight. 912-437-4770.
27 – GRANTVILLE – Great Bowls of Fire ChiliCook-Off. 770-254-2627.
27-28 – CLAYTON – Rabun Leaf Arts &Crafts Show, Civic Center. 706-897-6179.
27-28 – ROME – Chiaha Harvest Fair, RidgeFerry Park. 706-235-4542.
27-Nov. 3 – SAVANNAH – Film Festival,Trustees Theater. 912-525-5050.
28 – SAVANNAH – Jewish Food Festival,Forsyth Park, 11am-4pm. 912-233-1547.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13•Free to spectators 9 a.m.-5 p.m.•250 cars, trucks & motorcycles•Oldies DJ, cloggers, food & fun•Monster Truck Rides •More . . .
Take I-75, Exit 144in WARNER ROBINS
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Chiaha Harvest Fair in RomeThe 48th annual Chiaha Harvest Fair will be held on the banks of the Oostanaula River in
Rome’s Ridge Ferry Park on Riverside Parkway on October 27-28, 10am-5pm each day. Thisfamily-friendly festival will offer a variety of handmade arts andcrafts by more than 120 artists from around the region. Severalartists will demonstrate their work .
Continuous live entertainment will be a highlight of the ChiahaFestival and will include Americana, bluegrass, country, andSouthern rock musicians. Take the kids for a wide variety of children’s art projects designed to help kids get in on the fun ofself-expression. Area students are invited to display their artwork,creating a showcase of future artists in our region.
Visitors can sip complimentary hot apple cider served from agiant cauldron, enjoy Southern home cooking and sweet treatsfrom over a dozen food booths, walk the “country mile,” anddelight in a variety of family-friendly activities. Admission will be$5/adults, $4/students & seniors, and $1/kids under 12. Parkingwill be free. Take I-75N to Exit 290; left on GA 20W to Loop 1 and Riverside Pkwy. For informa-tion, visit www.chiaha.org or www.facebook.com/ChiahaHarvest, or email [email protected].
Georgia Marble Festival in JasperThe Georgia Marble Festival will be held in Jasper October 6-7 and will kick off Saturday
morning with the Marble Festival Road Race followed by a parade down Main Street. The festivalwill offer local artists’ wares, a variety of delicious foods, and a children’s area including
Peachtree Rides.The Georgia State Bluegrass Championship will begin
at 10am. Competitions will include Flat Pickin’ Guitar,Bluegrass Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, and the Bluegrass Bandcompetition. Prizes will be awarded in all categories.Following the Saturday competition, the award-winningLonesome River Band will perform at 8pm. Local bluegrassgospel bands including the Bruce Weeks Family Band andmany others will be performing on Sunday.
Festival hours will be Saturday from 10am-10pm and Sunday from 10am-5pm. Admission willbe adults/$5; children 12 & under/$3; children under 5/free; veterans/seniors/$3; family weekendpass (up to 6)/$20. Parking will be free with shuttle transportation available all weekend.
Quarry tours to Marble Valley and the mines will be offered both Sat. and Sun. The cost willbe adults/$12, children 12 & under/$10; and children under 5/free. These prices include festivaladmission. Pre-purchase tour tickets at 706-692-5600 or www.georgiamarblefestival.com.
Million PinesArts & Crafts Festival
November 3-4Sat. (9am-5:30pm) & Sun. (10am-5:30pm)
Arts & Crafts Booths • Demonstrating CraftsmenChildren’s Activities • Fantastic Fall Foods
Live Entertainment • Gospel Music on Sunday– NO PETS ALLOWED –
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Great Food •Car Show •Cruise-In •Swap MeetConcert & Street Dance Saturday Night
All proceeds go towards helpingChildren In Need in Dawson County.
706-216-5273www.kareforkids.us
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Cumming Country Fair & FestivalThe Cumming Country Fair & Festival will be held October 4-14
with more than 40 amusement rides and games by the DrewExposition. The covered concert arena will feature free evening con-certs with the price of admission: Chris Cauley and Gloriana on Oct.5, Confederate Railroad and The Kentucky Headhunters on Oct. 9,Marvel’s Avengers Interactive Show on Oct. 10, The Charlie DanielsBand on Oct. 11, and The American Bull Riding Tour on Oct. 13-14.
Free shows will include The King BMX Stunt Show, Oscar theRobot, Brian Ruth “Master of the Chainsaw,” North Georgia PettingZoo & Pony Rides, Horses Horses Horses, and Kachunga and theAlligator Show.
Heritage Village will offer a working cotton gin, saw/corn/syrup/grist mills, blacksmith shop,cider press, and chicken house; displays of a moonshine still and steam engines; and repro-ductions of a school, churches, doctor/dentist/post offices, barbershop, and general store. TheCherokee Indian Village with a living history encampment will explain Native American culture,traditions, and lifestyle.
Admission will be $7/adults; $3/students 5-18; and free/4 and younger. Parking will be $3.Unlimited ride specials will be on Oct. 4, 8, 9, 10. For advance discount tickets or information,phone 770-781-3491 or visit www.cummingfair.net. Take GA 400N to Exit 15 and follow the signs.
Seminole County Harvest Festival in DonalsonvilleThe 33rd Annual Seminole County Harvest Festival will be
held in Donalsonville on Saturday, October 20. Activities willactually begin downtown on Friday with a peanut recipe contest,a window decorating contest for merchants, and an art show.
Saturday’s festivities will begin with a 5K Run and a 1 MileFun-Run at 8am and a parade at 10am. There will be arts andcrafts, food, children’s activities, new and antique farm equip-ment displays, commercial exhibits, and a car and motorcycleshow. Con -
tin u ous entertainment, beginning at 11:30am,will feature everything from gospel to rock ‘nroll. Festival hours will be 9am-5pm.
Donal son ville is in the extreme southwestcorner of Georgia. Admission to the festivaland parking will be free. For information, visitwww.donalsonvillega.com, e-mail [email protected], or call 229-524-2588.
November3-4 – SOPERTON – Million Pines Arts &
Crafts Festival. 912-529-6611.3-4 – TOCCOA – Toccoa Harvest Festival.
877-6toccoa.9-10 – FITZGERALD – Fitzgerald Harmony
Jubilee, Wiregrass Technical College. 800-386-464.
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•Railroadiana sales by vendors •Outdoor display •Food •Rotary Club car show
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September1 – JONESBORO – South Metro Caribbean
Festival, Clayton Int’l. Pk. 678-464-0680.1 – RICHMOND HILL – Labor Day at Fort
McAllister. 912-727-2339.1 – ROSWELL – Riverside Park Concert,
7-9pm. 770-640-3253.1 – STONE MOUNTAIN – Music at Stone
Mountain Park, 1-10pm. 770-498-5690.1 – ST. SIMONS – Mildred Huie’s B’day
Celebration, Plantation Museum. 912-638-3017.1 – THOMASVILLE – Lighthouse Gospel
Concert, Auditorium. 229-227-4050.1-2 – ACWORTH – Love the Lake Festival,
Cauble Park. 770-423-1330.1-2 – ATLANTA – Music Makers Trade Show
& Conf., Ga. World Congress Ctr. 404-223-4000.1-2 – BLAIRSVILLE – Mountain Heritage
Festival, Mountain Life Museum. 706-745-5493.1-2 – DECATUR – AJC Decatur Book Festival,
Downtown. 404-471-5769.1-2 – DILLARD – Dillard Festival, City Hall
Grounds. 706-897-6179.1-2 – MARIETTA – Gun & Knife Show, Cobb
Civic Center. 770-528-8450.1-2 – OMAHA – Labor Day on the Lake,
Florence Marina. 229-838-4706.1-2 – PINE MOUNTAIN – Sky High Hot Air
Balloon Festival, Callaway Gardens. 800-callaway.1-2 – RISING FAWN – Wild Cave
Adventures, Cloudland Canyon. 706-913-7170.1-2 – ROME – Running Water Pow Wow,
Ridge Ferry Park. 800-444-1834.1-2 – SAVANNAH – Savannah Craft Brew
Festival, Trade Center. 877-4savannah.1-2 – TYBEE ISLAND – Tybee Arts Assn.
Show & Sale, Firehouse Arts Ctr. 912-786-5920.1-3 – ATLANTA – DragonCon, Downtown.
770-909-0115.
1-3 – BLAKELY – Weekend Activities,Kolomoki Mounds. 229-724-2150.
1-3 – KINGSLAND – Labor Day WeekendCatfish Festival, Downtown. 912-729-5999.
1-3 – MARIETTA – Art in the Park, GloverPark. 770-429-1115.
1-3 – NEWNAN – Powers Festival. 770-254-2627.
1-3 – SAVANNAH – Tools & Skills That Builta Colony, Wormsloe, 912-353-3923.
1-3 – STONE MOUNTAIN PARK – Laser -show Spectacular, 8:30pm. 770-498-5690.
1-3 – TALLULAH FALLS – Gorge Floor Hikes,10:30am-2pm. 706-754-7981.
1-3 – WARM SPRINGS – Swim the HistoricPools, FDR’s Little White House. 706-655-5870.
2 – ATLANTA – Fall Back into Style FashionShow, Ga. World Congress Ctr. 404-223-4000.
2 – AUGUSTA – Commons Jazzfest, 4pm.706-495-6238.
2 – HAMPTON – Montgomery Gentry,Atlanta Motor Speedway. 770-946-4211.
2 – ST. SIMONS – Sensational Sounds ofMotown, Lighthouse, 7-9pm. 912-638-4666.
2 – TYBEE ISLAND – Labor Day Beach Bash.912-786-5444.
2-5 – CALHOUN – Labor Day WeekendCelebration, KOA. 706-629-7511.
3 – BLUE RIDGE – BBQ, City Park. 706-455-3818.
3 – MIDWAY – Labor Day Commemoration,Fort Morris. 912-884-5999.
3 – WARM SPRINGS – Labor Day Celebra -tion, Village. 800-337-1927.
3-5 – SAVANNAH – River Street Labor DayCelebration. 912-234-0295.
3-5 – SAVANNAH – Ft. Pulaski Nat’l. Mon -u ment End of Season Celebration. 912-786-5787.
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